Housing

Economic turmoil has brought the housing affordability crisis into sharper relief for mortgage holders and renters. What can Government do? The response to COVID-19 was to pull more levers: eviction bans, mortgage and Stamp Duty holidays. In the Autumn Statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced capping social rents in England, but the Scottish Government had already gone further, faster, introducing a freeze on private as well as social rents and a moratorium on evictions. Previously, Michael Gove recommitted the Government to building 300,000 homes a year. Action will take years to deliver results, requiring considerable political courage. Public opinion will need careful management too. Has the housing crisis become bigger and uglier?

Q What would you say is the most important issue facing Britain today? Q What do you see as other important issues facing Britain today? (Unprompted - combined answers)

Q What would you say is the most important issue facing Britain today?
Q What do you see as other important issues facing Britain today?
(Unprompted - combined answers)

What do Britons perceive as the biggest problems with housing in the country and what measures do they support to try to fix them?

As the cost of living crisis continues, we look at how people feel about their own housing now and what they think will happen in the future

Exclusive polling for the New Statesman shows most Britons believe there is currently a housing crisis in Britain while half support more homes being built in their area

A new online poll conducted by Ipsos on behalf of London Councils has found that the cost of living is now the most important issue facing London.

New Ipsos research supports a report by Nationwide Building Society into the Future of Home

Research from the Nationwide Building Society and Ipsos reveals the differences of experience between those who own or rent their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.